Magazine binder



H. T. ARENDS MAGAZINE BINDER Feb. 10, 1931.

Filed Dec. 5. 1928 INVENTOR.

ATTORNEY.

Patented Feb. 10, 1931 UNITE fiATES HERMAN T. ARENDS, OF HIGHLAND PARK, MICHIGAN MAGAZINE BINDER Application filed December 3, 1928. Serial No. 323,425.

The present invention relates to devices for binding magazines although its use is not to be considered as limited to such periodicals as it can be used for other publications such as small books and the like.

Among the objects of the invention is a binder of simple construction that is easy to operate and which may be made of good appearance and when used for any particular periodical such as a magazine, may be made uniform in appearance and in size. 7

Other objects will readily occur to those skilled in the art upon reference to the following description and the accompanying draw- 5 ing, in which Fig. 1 is a section through the binder and a number of magazines held therein.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the actual binding elements without the cover portion.

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary sectional view showing the corner of one of the publications and the method of securing it to the binder.

As indicated the actual binding elements comprise two metal members 10 and 11 of which the member 10 consists of a strip having one of its longitudinal edges 12 turned up and having its two end edges 13 turned up at right-angles and bent inwardly also at a right-angle to form inwardly extending flanges 14.

The end turned-up portions 13 are preferably extended laterally of the strip on the side opposite the edge 12 to form two ears 15, the purpose of which will be explained later.

The other member 11 is preferably of such length as to slide between the turned-up ends 18 of member 10 and has one of its edges turned up at right-angles to form a flange 16. The width of the member 11 should be somewhat less than the width of the member 10.

In order to have the binder present a good appearance and have seemingly the appearance of a bound book, it is preferred to provide the cover members 20 corresponding to the backs of a book hinged to the member 10 by covering the members 20 with cloth, leather or other suitable fabric covering material 21 and extending this material over the outside of member 20 and of member 10 and also extending the same over the inside of these members leaving the ears 15 exposed.

The binder just described is intended to 'be used with several numbers of the same periodical and in order to secure the latter in place in the binder, they will be notched at the upper and lower back corners as indicated at30 in Fig. 3.

When the required number of copies of the periodical have been suitably notched they are placed in the member 10 by sliding them laterally therein with the flanges 14 in the notches 30. When the member 10 hasthus been filled, the member 11 is slipped laterally into member 10 with its body portion behind the periodical so as to have the latter embraced between the flanges 12 and 16. After this is done, the ears 15 are bent over the flange 16 to hold the assembly firmly together.

Now having described the invention and the preferred forms of embodiment thereof, it is to be understood that the said invention. is to be limited not to the specific details herein described and illustrated, but only by the scope of the claims which follow.

I claim 1. A magazine binder comprising a pair of coacting members one of which is provided at its ends with end walls terminating in inturned flanges and at one edge with an upturned flange and whose end walls are provided with ears, the second member of which consists of a flat strip of such length as to fit within the other member and having one longitudinal edge turned up and adapted to be held in place by bending inwardly the said ears. 1

2.'A magazine binder comprising a pair of back cover members and a pair of coopcrating binding members, the said cover mem- 90 bers and one of said binding members being covered by means of a suitable fabric covering material which serves also to hinge the former to the latter, said covered binding member having ears extending through said covering, the second binding member being adapted to he slid laterally into said first binding member and be secured therein by bending over said ears.

HERMAN T. ARENDS. 

